Knitting Trade Journal

Environmentally focused dyeing and finishing to anchor ITM

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:56:00 +0100

Istanbul - Sustainable, automated dyeing and finishing technologies will take centre stage at the upcoming ITM 2026 textile machinery exhibition in Istanbul.

Monitoring system targets real‑time knitting faults

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:50:00 +0100

Taipei - Pai Lung has developed a newly patented monitoring concept for circular knitting machines that links fabric surface images to individual needles, aiming to cut scrap and needle replacement costs.

AI-based monitoring targets needle faults

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:46:17 +0100

Chemnitz - Terrot will present new work on AI-assisted predictive maintenance for circular knitting machines at the Techtextil Forum during next week’s Techtextil 2026 in Frankfurt.

EURATEX warns of decline in Europe’s knitting sector

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:27:16 +0100

Brussels – The latest EURATEX data shows a third consecutive year of decline in production, turnover and employment, raising fresh concerns for Europe’s knitting, hosiery and wider textile manufacturing supply chain.

Mayer & Cie resumes knitting machine operations

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:27:21 +0100

Albstadt - Mayer & Cie.’s circular knitting machine operations in Albstadt, Germany, have resumed under the new name Mayer & Cie Global following completion of an asset transfer to Chinese investor Xu Hongjie.

Warp knitter partners on non-crimp fabrics

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:38:13 +0100

Saerbeck – Saertex, the Germany-based manufacturer of warp-knitted technical fabrics and AGY, the supplier of specialty glass fibre reinforcements, have announced a joint development focused on the use of AGY’s high-strength S-2 glass fibre in Saertex engineered non-crimp fabric architectures.